Idioms Dictionary With Meaning and Sentences Part 11

List-11

1. All that glitters is not gold

Meaning:- appearances are often deceptive

Use:-Don’t purchase a thing on account of its appearance only as all that glitters is not gold

2. A good-for-nothing

Meaning:- a worthless person

Use:-He is very kind but his son is a good-for-nothing fellow.

3. A good Samaritan

Meaning:- a friend in need

Use:-Sohan has often helped me in difficulty as he is a good Samaritan.

4. A wild-goose chase

Meaning:- a vain attempt

Use:-Your search for honesty in today’s world is a wild goose chase.

5. To kill the goose that laid the golden egg

Meaning:- to lose a valuable source of income through greed

Use:-By offending his rich aunt, he has killed the goose that laid the golden egg.

6. To cut the Gordian knot

Meaning:- to solve a difficult problem by adopting bold or drastic measures

Use:-By defeating the enemy our army has cut the Gordian knot

7. He has a green eye

Meaning:- He is jealous

Use:-He has a green eye about my progress.

8. From hand to hand

Meaning:- from one person to another

Use:-This scooter has moved from hand to hand

9. Hard and fast rules

Meaning:- strict rules

Use:-There is no hard and fast rule to success.

10. Hard of hearing

Meaning:- almost deaf

Use:-His aunt is hard of hearing. The old man is hard of hearing.

11. A die-hard

Meaning:- one who yields a point only after a struggle

Use:-He is sure to succeed as he is a die-hard optimist.

12. Back in harness

Meaning:- to resume work after a holiday

Use:-After his illness, he is back to harness.

13. To die in harness

Meaning:- to continue at one’s occupation until death

Use:-Jawaharlal Nehru died in harness.

14. To hang up one’s hat

Meaning:- to make oneself comfortable in another person’s home

Use:-He is very frank, he can hang up his hat in any one’s house.

15. Make hay while the sun shines

Meaning:- Take advantage of all opportunities

Use:-He succeeded in business as he knows how to make hay while the sun shines.

16. To keep one’s head on

Meaning:- to remain calm

Use:-The secret of his success is that he keeps his head on in every, situation.

17. To lose one’s head

Meaning:- to be carried away by the excitement

Use:-He has lost his head because of the excessive praise that he has received.

18. Of course

Meaning:- without a doubt

Use:-He is, of course, a good man.

19. On the verge of

Meaning:- as the brink of

Use:-Pakistan is on the verge of ruin.

20. High-flown language

Meaning:- bombastic language)

Use:-This speaker is known for his high flown language.

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